Private tour in Caen Karine P
Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
up to 4 people
8 hours 30 minutes
Private transportation
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Karine P.
Hello ! I'm Karine and it's a pleasure to meet you. I was born in Caen, 25 years after the...
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When I was 4 years old, my family moved from Caen to Hermanville sur mer, a small town on the coastline of Normandy, completely unknown. . . Although you might know it better under its D Day codename : Sword Beach. Yes it's one of the 5 landing Beaches of Normandy, where allied forces came ashore in order to start liberating France and north-western Europe. I grew up at the rhythm of commemorations, meeting veterans and family members of the heroes buried in the numerous military cemeteries. This tour I propose you will let you discover and understand why D Day was so important in our history by visiting some of the most significant battlegrounds of D Day, in the American sector, as well as in the British sector. You will also be amazed by the beauty of these war sites. We will stop for having lunch together in a brasserie-restaurant in the middle of the tour, and if you want we can eat fast to visit more sites, or take more time to relax.
On the way between Caen and the coastline, I will explain to you what happened before D-Day and how it started. I will take you to Pointe du Hoc, where American Rangers had to seize a German gun Battery on top of cliffs, and Omaha Beach, the most difficult of the five landing beaches on D-Day. At the American cemetery, I will tell stories of a few of the men buried there. Then, we will drive along the coastline to Longues sur mer, to see some of the German guns that opened fire at allied ships on June 6th 1944, before going to Arromanches (Gold Beach sector) where I will explain you about the large concrete elements offshore, remnants of the British artificial harbor through which thousands of tons of supply transited after D Day to allow the allied forces to win Normandy Campaign. We will also stop at one of the numerous British cemeteries before heading back to Caen. The itinerary is flexible, for any changes please let me know.
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Citroën C4 Grand Spacetourer air-conditioned new (November 2022) It has 6 seats but I use it for only 4 persons, to make it more comfortable for passengers.
Caen, Normandy, 14000 France
anywhere in Caen
Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
Size:
up to 4 people
Duration:
8 hours 30 minutes
Transportation:
Private transportation
1
Includes all fees
Book with a 20% deposit
Size:
up to 4 people
Duration:
8 hours 30 minutes
Transportation:
Private transportation
1
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